November 2010
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October 2010
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Fang Island - Patterns On The Wall (ft. Andrew...
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Superboy: Dream child of gay men everywhere
I was just looking at the preview of Superboy #1, which only holds my interest because of Jeff Lemire. I had never really thought about it before, but his basic origin is a gay dream come true. As Superboy explains in the preview:
I’m just the byproduct of splicing Superman and Lex Luthor’s DNA.
Maaan, I wish! Can you imagine two dudes or two ladies splicing their genes together,...
Ghostland Observatory - Give Me The Beat
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comics and film
People always thinks it’s super weird that I went to film school because I want to make comics, BUT IT’S NOT. Lots of comics guys do film, lots of film guys do comics.
Vancouver artist, and a personal all time favorite of mine, Kaare Andrews is currently illustrating Astonishing X-Men. He’s also directed a video for Tegan & Sara and his first feature, Altitude, is now on DVD...
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CONNOR WILLUMSEN: New Crazy Artist Obsession,...
Please read ‘The Energy Box’ by Connor Willumsen.
(click the image to open)
He also has a beautiful looking book coming out with Kurt Busiek called The Witchlands, which I’m really excited for. Connor has a great ability to adapt his style from elegant to absurd.
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Shya, and monkey's might fly out of my butt.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. If that’s what you wanted, Dan, why hire a past his prime writer in his golden years and a stiff, bad illustrator?
Nice jacket, asshole.
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Ten Things to Know About the Future of Comics →
Fucking great article. Agree with everything she has to say.
6. Superheroes are not comic-book characters. They’re characters in movies and TV shows. If superheroes or superhero-like characters appear in a comic, that’s cool, but it’s not what comics are generally about. The Umbrella Academy, for example, is a fantasy story, kind of a goth Harry Potter, about a group of kids...
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“I’ve always wanted to diversify the DCU, but usually when I do it, James...”
– Grant Morrison
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PETER DAVID, I LOVE YOU
The solicitation text for the January issue of X-Factor reads:
X-FACTOR #214 Written by Peter David Penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino Cover by David Yardin The suicide of a high school student triggers X-Factor’s most personal case as X-Factor is hired to learn the identities of the bullies who drove the student to take his own life. But once they have the names, do they turn that...
Watchanderson-cooper:
Two of my favorite people in the world talking about an issue that’s becoming more and more serious everyday.
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No More Mutants by Andrew Wheeler #4 – Look To The... →
This is an excellent article on the representation of gays in mainstream comics, but it’s easily applicable to queer representation in all media.
“Here’s the great gay paradox; homophobia is best tackled by greater gay visibility, and gay visibility is held back because of homophobia – most notably the pernicious claim that homosexuality does not belong in any medium that might be...
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The 10 Greatest All-Nude Fight Scenes In Comics →
Contains excellent images such as this:
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